New Mexico Climate
How New Mexico's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.
How New Mexico is running
NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.
August 2026 in New Mexico: 77.2°F (+5.0 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.
August 2026 in New Mexico: 1.34 in (-1.04 in against 1991-2020), the 11th driest in 132 years on record.
January to August 2026 in New Mexico: 60.6°F (+4.0 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.
January to August 2026 in New Mexico: 6.71 in (-2.62 in against 1991-2020), the 11th driest in 132 years on record.
- Warmest August
- 77.2°F in 2026
- Coolest August
- 68.3°F in 1974
- Wettest August
- 4.78 in in 2006
- Driest August
- 0.64 in in 1962
Every year since 1895
Main weather stations
Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.
| Station | Avg high | Avg low | Precipitation | Snowfall | Last freeze | First freeze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Intl AP | 70.3°F | 45.5°F | 8.84 in | 7.9 in | April 6 | November 3 |
| Carlsbad Cavern City AP | 77.8°F | 49.0°F | 12.05 in | March 27 | November 7 | |
| Clayton Muni Air Pk | 68.7°F | 39.9°F | 16.12 in | 22.3 in | April 27 | October 17 |
| Clines Corners | 63.8°F | 37.1°F | 14.30 in | May 4 | October 12 | |
| Columbus | 79.3°F | 50.3°F | 10.28 in | 0.2 in | March 18 | November 11 |
| Deming Muni AP | 77.3°F | 45.8°F | 9.34 in | April 5 | November 5 | |
| Farmington Rgnl AP | 68.2°F | 38.2°F | 7.76 in | May 2 | October 13 | |
| Gallup Muni AP | 67.1°F | 31.9°F | 10.70 in | 33.8 in | May 31 | September 28 |
| Las Cruces 20 N | 76.1°F | 42.4°F | 10.26 in | April 24 | October 24 | |
| Las Vegas Muni AP | 64.8°F | 35.5°F | 15.73 in | May 10 | October 7 | |
| Los Alamos 13 W | 54.5°F | 26.1°F | 25.48 in | June 10 | September 13 | |
| Raton Muni Crews AP | 66.3°F | 33.2°F | 13.73 in | May 11 | October 4 | |
| Roswell Ind Air Pk | 77.8°F | 48.5°F | 11.63 in | 9.6 in | March 29 | November 7 |
| Santa Fe CO Muni AP | 66.8°F | 37.3°F | 10.71 in | May 4 | October 15 | |
| Socorro 20 N | 73.1°F | 43.3°F | 8.55 in | April 12 | October 27 | |
| Truth Or Consequence AP | 75.0°F | 48.2°F | 9.15 in | March 22 | November 9 | |
| Tucumcari Muni AP | 74.3°F | 43.9°F | 13.35 in | April 18 | October 26 | |
| Zuni | 69.5°F | 33.0°F | 11.17 in | 10.0 in | May 29 | October 2 |
Frost dates at every station in New Mexico
Counties
- Bernalillo County
- Catron County
- Chaves County
- Cibola County
- Colfax County
- Curry County
- De Baca County
- Doña Ana County
- Eddy County
- Grant County
- Guadalupe County
- Harding County
- Hidalgo County
- Lea County
- Lincoln County
- Los Alamos County
- Luna County
- McKinley County
- Mora County
- Otero County
- Quay County
- Rio Arriba County
- Roosevelt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sandoval County
- Santa Fe County
- Sierra County
- Socorro County
- Taos County
- Torrance County
- Union County
- Valencia County
Towns
- Adelino
- Agua Fria
- Alamo
- Alamogordo
- Albuquerque
- Algodones
- Angel Fire
- Anthony
- Arenas Valley
- Arroyo Seco
- Artesia
- Atoka
- Aztec
- Bayard
- Belen
- Berino
- Bernalillo
- Black Rock
- Bloomfield
- Bluewater Village
- Boles Acres
- Bosque Farms
- Cannon Air Force Base
- Capitan
- Carlsbad
- Carnuel
- Carrizozo
- Cedar Crest
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
- Chama
- Chamberino
- Chamita
- Chaparral
- Chili
- Chimayo
- Church Rock
- Cimarron
- Clayton
- Cloudcroft
- Clovis
- Cochiti
- Cochiti Lake
- Columbus
- Corrales
- Crownpoint
- Cuba
- Deming
- Dexter
- Dixon
- Doña Ana
- Dulce
- East Pecos
- Edgewood
- El Cerro
- El Cerro Mission
- El Duende
- El Rancho
- El Rito
- El Valle de Arroyo Seco
- Eldorado at Santa Fe
- Elephant Butte
- Enchanted Hills
- Española
- Estancia
- Eunice
- Fairacres
- Farmington
- Flora Vista
- Fort Sumner
- Gallup
- Grants
- Hagerman
- Hatch
- Hernandez
- High Rolls
- Highland Meadows
- Hobbs
- Holloman Air Force Base
- Hurley
- Indian Hills
- Jal
- Jarales
- Jemez Pueblo
- Keeler Farm
- Kirtland
- La Cienega
- La Hacienda
- La Huerta
- La Luz
- La Mesa
- La Mesilla
- La Plata
- La Puebla
- La Union
- La Villita
- Laguna
- Las Cruces
- Las Maravillas
- Las Vegas
- Lee Acres
- Lee Acres
- Livingston Wheeler
- Logan
- Lordsburg
- Los Alamos
- Los Chavez
- Los Luceros
- Los Lunas
- Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
- Loving
- Lovington
- Madrone
- Magdalena
- McIntosh
- Meadow Lake
- Melrose
- Mescalero
- Mesilla
- Mesita
- Mesquite
- Midway
- Milan
- Mimbres
- Monterey Park
- Mora
- Moriarty
- Mosquero
- Mountainair
- Nambe
- Napi Headquarters
- Navajo
- Navajo
- Nenahnezad
- North Valley
- Ohkay Owingeh
- Ojo Amarillo
- Pajarito Mesa
- Paradise Hills
- Paraje
- Pecos
- Peña Blanca
- Peñasco
- Peralta
- Placitas
- Placitas
- Pojoaque
- Ponderosa Pine
- Portales
- Pueblitos
- Questa
- Radium Springs
- Ranchos de Taos
- Raton
- Reserve
- Rio Communities
- Rio Rancho
- Rock Springs
- Roswell
- Ruidoso
- Ruidoso Downs
- Salem
- San Antonito
- San Felipe Pueblo
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
- San Jose
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- San Ysidro
- Sandia Heights
- Sandia Knolls
- Santa Ana Pueblo
- Santa Clara
- Santa Clara Pueblo
- Santa Fe
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa
- Santa Teresa
- Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Sedillo
- Shiprock
- Silver City
- Skyline-Ganipa
- Socorro
- South Valley
- Spencerville
- Springer
- Sunland Park
- Talpa
- Taos
- Taos Pueblo
- Tatum
- Tesuque
- Texico
- Thoreau
- Tierra Amarilla
- Tijeras
- Tohatchi
- Tome
- Truchas
- Truth or Consequences
- Tucumcari
- Tularosa
- Twin Lakes
- Tyrone
- University Park
- Upper Fruitland
- Vado
- Valencia
- Velarde
- Waterflow
- West Hammond
- White Rock
- White Sands
- Yah-ta-hey
- Zia Pueblo
- Zuni Pueblo
Sources
Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.